John:
If you are going to remove and glass over the existing seacocks, then
why would you put new holes in your boat (without valves), even above
the waterline. If you are going to glass over the existing holes, why
not simply put in new seacocks? Either way, you have to gain access to
the starboard side via you quarterberth, so you have to clean it out.
Before you do it your way, maybe check with your insurance company to
see if they are O.K. with it. Your propane locker though hull is not
under water when healed....it drains straight down. Don't know whether
it was factory installed or by the original owner, but my propane locker
through hull has a seacock.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2014/01/11 10:50 PM, John Charlesworth wrote:
Hi Rob,
Nice to here from a fellow model owner. I would take the old seacocks out and glass
the hull, put new through hulls in (without valves similar to the propane locker
through hull) above the waterline. Our boat is in the water year round, in fact we
have not hauled it since we bought it in April 2010, its due this year, paint is
getting tired. I know where the seacocks are, but you haven't seen our quarter
berth, aka as storage room. I have another Groco SV-1500 on my holding tank
discharge, that one is gone next haul out since it was installed in such a way that
you can't get the darned plug out if you wanted to, C&C didn't think much about
maintenance when they were building these boats. I was hoping to avoid the cost of
replacing the two on the cockpit drains, if I can't then I will have to bite the
bullet and do all three. The other through hulls are doing just fine, they are
tapered brass types, have not been able to identify the brand but they are all
working well, I exercise
them regularly. A couple of them weep a bit when closed as they need
rebedding, similar to a valve in the cylinder head of a car, however the last
time I was in Canadian Tire and asked at the automotive counter for valve
grinding paste the guy looked at me like I was from outer space, hecouldn't
find it on his computer either.
John
SV Breeze
Vancouver, BC
On 2014-01-11, at 3:02 PM, Robert Abbott <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> wrote:
John:
My advice to you is to unseize your seacocks and/or replace them if unseizing
is not possible. I would not change the setup to drain out abovethe waterline.
Just how would you go about doing this? Doesn't make sense.
In doing so, are you going to leave the existing seacocks seized in the 'open
position'? And how? Don't think your surveyor/insurance companywould like
that!
The 'port seacock' is easy to get at on my boat.....empty the port lazarette,
climb down and there you have it astern......the starboard seacock is more of a
challenge....open the 'hatch' at the back of the quarterberth and look in....it
right in front of you.
Don't think you have any choice but deal with the seized seacocks!
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2014/01/11 5:09 PM, John Charlesworth wrote:
I have a C&C 32 which has two drains in the cockpit both are connected to
separate seacocks (GROCO SV-1500) below the waterline, needless to say both
seacocks are difficult to get to, as a result they are both seized in the open
position. Has anyone changed this setup to drain water out above the waterline and
if so, do you have any problems with water backing up into the cockpit when
underway.
Thanks
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